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Too little, too late - a whole generation has been lost and cricket as a whole will suffer for decades to come as a result. It's only T20 cricket live - and most of that pretty meaningless games between ersatz, made up teams.

Test matches, esp. the Ashes Tests, would have been much better - after all they are, like Wimbledon, the Olympics & the FA Cup Final, really the 'crown jewels'.

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Apart from the obvious disappointment of nothing over 20 overs a side live on the BBC, County cricket doesn't get a look in. Surely a sprinkling of the county 20/20 would not have been too difficult to fit in. Or were the ECB worried it might prove too popular & take the shine over the new postcode competition. At least one 1 day international would have been nice & a few test match sessions wouldn't hurt. I enjoy 20/20, although not bothered enough to actually go to one, but the 50 overs & first class games are my preference.

Sadly it won't happen again but it would be great if BBC got some modicum of county cricket. The old BBC 3 should be their sport channel and BBC 4 doesn't start until 7pm...used for other events before that time like tennis or Olympics. Inclination?

Fanchise t20 isn't county cricket . The county game is at a critical point with this venture at the vagaries of the weather that can't be seen to fail. 18 into 8 won't go for all formats.

And do the ECB really care? If they did then they wouldn't be not only reducing the number of CC matches but also putting them in April and September when not only is the weather likely to be worse but children are at school.

I really think that they regard the FC cricket watcher as a dinosaur who can be fleeced at the moment but, with their help, is on his way out.

If we had been to every possible day of CC cricket at OT this year, my son would have been able to go to just 8 days throughout the entire season, including the last 4 before he goes back to school and 2 in April when we would most likely have got pneumonia sitting around outside for 2 days.
Does the ECB care if he is interested in FC cricket?

And do the ECB really care? If they did then they wouldn't be not only reducing the number of CC matches but also putting them in April and September when not only is the weather likely to be worse but children are at school.

I really think that they regard the FC cricket watcher as a dinosaur who can be fleeced at the moment but, with their help, is on his way out.

If we had been to every possible day of CC cricket at OT this year, my son would have been able to go to just 8 days throughout the entire season, including the last 4 before he goes back to school and 2 in April when we would most likely have got pneumonia sitting around outside for 2 days.
Does the ECB care if he is interested in FC cricket?

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I fear that to the extent that you are right it could well be too late.

I am 50 years old but when we go to CC matches I look young and my son looks as though he is in completely the wrong place. (Not that he looks as though he is unhappy to be there, just that he is the pretty much the only one younger than the players).

There are lots of bored football fans in the summer. Don't underestimate their desire to watch competitive sport or overestimate their commitment to a county. The Local Government county of Lancashire is more than 20 miles away from Old Trafford in any direction. You can be in Cheshire in 5 minutes.

Together with the increase in empty seats at FC, including tests around the world I think cricket has changed and it may not come back for a while if ever.